Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Exam with Questions and Answers 2024 Graded A+.
Evaluation - ANSWER 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success
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Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.
Objective - ANSWER Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the
educational process.
Outsourcing - ANSWER Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead of
using in-house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.
Return on investment - ANSWER ROI. Net Profit divided by Net Worth. A financial ratio
indicating the degree of profitability. To calculate, use event revenues minus program
expenses divided by program expenses, multiplied by 100 to get the ROI %.
Stakeholder - ANSWER All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the
sponsors, attendees, vendors, media and others.
Strategic plan - ANSWER Long range plan of action for a company or organization.
Educational programming committee - ANSWER A group of voluntary committee
members with vested interests in program content who are commonly used to establish
direction for educational programs offered at association meetings.
Focus group - ANSWER Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.
Kiosk - ANSWER 1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure, often inside a facility, where
printed or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales,
information, etc.
Program design - ANSWER Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals
and objectives.
Sampling - ANSWER 1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a population
for study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right to serve food
product.
Survey - ANSWER Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Audience reaction team - ANSWER 4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from the
stage with questions from the audience and follow up questions.
Buzz session - ANSWER Method to increase audience participation by dividing all
participants in discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and opinions
during a following plenary session.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Exam with
Questions and Answers 2024 Graded A+
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) - ANSWER CSP. Accredited designation offered by
the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive, documented
speaking experience and client satisfaction.
Colloquium - ANSWER An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of an
academic or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest through
exchange of ideas. Conducted as and when convenient, but with little regularity.
Debate - ANSWER A discussion which takes place within a meeting, a public or private
sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.
Facilitator - ANSWER An individual who guides discussion and/or decision making.
Fishbowl - ANSWER An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an
outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.
Interview - ANSWER The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the
audience.
National Speakers Association (NSA) - ANSWER National Speakers Association. A member
of the Convention Industry Council.
Seminar - ANSWER 1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences in a
particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series
of meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a
specific common interest and come together for training or learning purposes. The work
schedule of a seminar has the specific object of enriching the skills of the participants.
Speakers bureau - ANSWER An organization who locates and books speakers according to
my specifications and budget.
Symposium - ANSWER A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field, at which
papers are presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to
making recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.
Workshop - ANSWER 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop
concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline
or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to
take place between formal plenary sessions or commissions of a congress or of a
conference, either on a subject chosen by the participants themselves or else on a special
problem suggested by the organizers. 3) Training session in which participants, often
through exercises, develop skills and knowledge in a given field.
Accreditation - ANSWER Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials; to
send (an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming
with a standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or
recognize as outstanding; approval given by various trade associations to a travel agency
allowing the sale of tickets and other accommodations.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) - ANSWER The
organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
American Bar Association (ABA) - ANSWER The organization who administers Continuing
Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).
Certification - ANSWER Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed
training and passes an assessment.
Continuing education - ANSWER Structured educational and training experiences for
personal or professional development.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ANSWER CEU. Requirement of many professional
groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs
designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs
are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded for each 10 contact hours in an accredited
program.
Certified Association Executive (CAE) - ANSWER Certified Association Executive.
Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) - ANSWER Certificate in Meeting
Management.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) - ANSWER 1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2)
Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging, all food and beverage,
support services, including audio visual equipment, room rental, etc.
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE) - ANSWER Certified Professional
Catering Executive. A certification program offered by the National Association of
Catering Executives (NACE).
Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP) - ANSWER Certified Special Event
Professional; an earned designation from the International Special Events Society (ISES).
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) - ANSWER Continuning education requirements for
legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Continuing Medical Education (CME) - ANSWER Organizations offering this type of
continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME).
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) - ANSWER
International Association for Continuing Education and Training.
Lecture - ANSWER Informative and instructional speech.
Lifelong learning - ANSWER An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to
understand and contribute to change.
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) - ANSWER Mandatory continuning
education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar
Association (ABA).
Needs assessment - ANSWER A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring that
educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event evaluations can
be as valuable as a needs assessment.
Break-even point - ANSWER The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.
Cash flow - ANSWER The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.
Fixed costs - ANSWER The day-to-day cost of doing business that is pre-committed, such
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